626, Front: Mithras slaughtering a bull. In the top corners a
radiate head and a woman?s head with crescent (Sol and
Luna); an altar at either side, one with an eagle over it;
a snake, a scorpion, and dog below.
Back: Abraxas, IAΩ on a shield, a whip in his hand.
An unusual combination of the Mithraic and magic.
Description: FRONT: MITHRAS SLAUGHTERING A BULL. IN THE TOP CORNERS A
RADIATE HEAD AND A WOMAN?S HEAD WITH CRESCENT (SOL AND
LUNA); AN ALTAR AT EITHER SIDE, ONE WITH AN EAGLE OVER IT;
A SNAKE, A SCORPION, AND DOG BELOW.
BACK: ABRAXAS, IAΩ ON A SHIELD, A WHIP IN HIS HAND.
AN UNUSUAL COMBINATION OF THE MITHRAIC AND MAGIC.
Last Recorded Collection: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore: 42.868
Previous Collections:
Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 278 and 287
Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 626
